Ex-pirate radio station Rinse FM has announced a new roster for 2018. Originally dedicated to broadcasting ‘local music’, the new residents reflects the stations increasingly global audience with artists and labels such as UMFANG, Dekmantel, Elrow and Tresor all scheduled for this year. Other residents include Jane Fitz, Holy Goof, Grime Originals, rRoxymore, Mall Grab,
Gabber Eleganza to release debut EP on Lorenzo Senni’s Presto!? imprint
Gabber Eleganza is to release his debut EP, ‘Never Sleep’, on Lorenzo Senni’s imprint Presto!? Founded in 2011, Gabber Eleganza originally started as an online archive of post-rave and gabber culture, publishing a zine titled Gabber, In The Name Of Love. This will be the first record under the alias and has only been DJing
Rush Hour releases Klein & MBO’s Italo classic, ‘The MBO Theme’
Dutch label Rush Hour will press up an Italo classic, ‘The MBO Theme’ with a rare South African version from Warrior. ‘The MBO Theme’ was originally released in 1983 on Atlantic whilst the Rush Hour team came across Warrior’s edit whilst searching for records in South Africa. “Because the country was culturally banned at the
Scuba reveals debut album under SCB alias, ‘Caibu’
Following on from EPs ‘Below The Line’ and ‘Old Media New Society’, Scuba will be releasing his debut album under his uncompromising alias SCB – out on the 13th April. Titled ‘Caibu’, the word refers to an imagined surgical procedure where cognitive ability is augmented through one brain to the other. As such, the EPs
The Lowdown: Andu Simion
Next in our Lowdown series, we speak to Andu Simion about his forthcoming release on Eric Cloutier’s Palinoia imprint and the importance of having platforms dedicated to up and coming artists. Your next release is on Eric Cloutier’s Palinoia label, how did your relationship with Eric begin? I’ve listened to his Driftwood tribute mix
The Lowdown: ORBE
Following our Label Love Affair feature with Palinoia and founder Eric Cloutier, we spoke to ORBE, the latest artist to release on the label about the EP and how his relationship with Cloutier begun. Your next release is on Eric Cloutier’s Palinoia label, how did your relationship with Eric begin? After releasing my first album
Label Love Affair: Palinoia
A self-described ‘record digging psychopath’, Detroit-born Eric Cloutier launched Palinoia in 2016 with the aim of pushing through new talent. Palinoia is Greek for “the obsessive repetition of an act until it is perfected or mastered”, stemming from Cloutier’s experience of receiving incredible tracks from unsigned artists with ‘mediocre mixdowns’ unsuitable for his high end
Ricardo Villalobos, Tony Allen and Motor City Drum Ensemble feature on final Dekmantel anniversary EP
Dekmantel affiliates Ricardo Villalobos, Tony Allen and Motor City Drum Ensemble are to feature on the final anniversary EP. Celebrating 10 years with 10 releases, the final EP will be spilt into two EP’s with Ricardo Villalobos and Motor City Drum Ensemble creating reworks of Tony Allen’s afrobeat classic ‘Asiko (In A Silent Mix)’. Part
Gigi Masin releases new album ‘KITE’
Part of trio Gaussian Curve, Gigi Masin released a new album on Bandcamp. Titled ‘KITE’, the 7-track digital album came with a note from Gigi saying, ‘recently I have been thinking about what ‘a change’ means. Whether it’s a turning corner of keeping on walking straight down the road, or a ship adapting its course
EMI Production Music to release library music albums from Luke Abbott and Ikonika
A project commissioned by EMI Production Music, a subsidiary of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, will see Luke Abbott and Ikonika produce an album each titled ‘The Library Album’. With TV and film in mind, Ikonika’s 16-track LP spans across dub, hip-hop and electronica whilst Luke Abbott’s is released under his Carl Lozito Jr alias delves into